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Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...

JetBlue to end nonstop service from T.F. Green to Tampa

WARWICK – Travelers looking to fly from Tampa from T.F. Green Rhode Island International Airport on JetBlue Airways will soon require a stopover in...

Warner Bros. to begin filming in Providence, other undisclosed locations in...

PROVIDENCE – A new Hollywood feature is set to begin filming in the Capital City, though the title is unknown. State and local officials on...
BUS RIDERS LINE UP recently at Kennedy Plaza in Providence to board the R.I. Public Transit Authority bus on Route 31 to Cranston Street. Route 31 is one of the route that will be see reduced frequency under service cuts. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Transit advocates say businesses need to speak up about RIPTA cuts

The proposed wide-ranging cuts to the R.I. Public Transit Authority's bus routes to close a $10 million budget shortfall sparked hours of public comment...

R.I. Commerce Corp. to hire firm to tally impact of tourism...

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.'s board of directors plans to hire an outside firm to conduct an impact assessment on the agency’s tourism attraction...

Coggeshall Farm completes merger with Old Sturbridge Village

BRISTOL – The nonprofit Coggeshall Farm Museum, an 18th-century salt marsh farm, has finalized a merger with Old Sturbridge Village, the Massachusetts-based “living history”...

Cannabis commission approves license transfer; social equity license vendor

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved the transfer of the compassion center license held by Portsmouth-based Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center. Cultivator Ocean...

McKee vetoes two bills aimed at reducing DMV fees

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday issued his only vetoes of the closing legislative session, opposing a pair of bills that would...

McKee names Bennett interim R.I. commerce secretary

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday appointed R.I. Commerce Corp. CEO and President James S. Bennett to serve as interim R.I. commerce secretary. Bennett...
LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, such as the Newport Folk Festival, pictured, could help the city of Newport have a brighter summer after the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hampered the city's economy last year. / COURTESY DOUG MASON

Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency inks three-year deal with drone detection...

CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has awarded a three-year contract to San Diego-based SkySafe Inc. to provide drone monitoring of airspace...
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